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# depict

verb (depict, depicts, depicted, depicting)

«depict» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. To depict something means to show it in a picture, painting, statue or film. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/depict/#m1)
2. To depict means to describe something in words so readers can imagine it. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/depict/#m2)

### In the lessons

In art and history lessons pupils study what old paintings, carvings and maps depict. In English lessons we ask how a writer depicts a character. A bit formal; in everyday talk people say "show" or "describe". Phrases: depict as, depicted in, the scene depicts.

### Examples

- The painting depicts a ship in a storm. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/depict/#x1)
- Cave paintings depict horses and bison. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/depict/#x2)
- The film depicts life in a small village. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/depict/#x3)
- In the story the wolf is depicted as clever and sly. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/depict/#x4)
- Draw a picture that depicts your favourite place. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/depict/#x5)
- The stamp depicts the queen. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/depict/#x6)
- She is sometimes depicted sitting in a chariot, drawn by lions. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/depict/#x7)

### Note

Regular verb: depicted, depicting. Noun: depiction. "Depict as" means show in a certain way. Do not mix it up with "describe" exactly: depict is often about pictures, but can be about words too.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «depict» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/depict/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«depict» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/depict.html) on Mova free.